Lotus Elise S1 Race car/road legal 190 VHPD LHD Original, like new

History: The car was delivered to the Belgian driver P. Struyf through Frederic Koninckx Motors dealer in 2.000, with the objective of racing the Lotus Cup Europe. Lotus factory informed the customer that the Lotus Elise 190 motorsport was not Road Legal in Europe, reason why the client asked the Hethel factory for the delivery of Lotus Elise S1 lightweight together with the factory Lotus MotorSport 190 kit (Lotus Special Vehicle Operations) conversion components to be upgraded by the Lotus workshop to Motorsport 190 Race car specifications, all documented. Thanks to that the car was registered in Belgium for road legal use, but also could be raced at the circuit.

It is a well-known racing car among the Lotus community, it campaigned from its delivery the Lotus Cup Belgium/Netherlands, and Belcar championships during 3 years with good results and podiums, professionally maintained and serviced, then it later raced the Dutch GT championship and the Belgian GT Endurance championship, obtaining several victories in his category in the hands of the pilot B. Ooms, second owner.

Years later the car was sold to M. G. Smith, an English well-known professional driver who had the plan to run the British Lotus cup championship, who made a total specialist workshop mechanical restoration in the UK (all documented); then after a change of plans it was sold to the new owner in Spain.

All the purchase history is preserved since first day, including the Lotus Delivery Order card to the dealer, Owners handbook, brochure folders, 2 keys, copy of the original Belgium registration as well as record of the races held, homologations, technical passport, data, invoices, engine maps, Stack owner’s manual, software...etc.

Perfect chassis (never damaged), mechanical and exterior condition after a nut & bolt complete restoration process, “push the button” race ready if it is the intention, or road ready, or both. It is legally registered and insured and with ITV (MOT equivalence in Spain) and Certificate of Conformity.

The original OEM colour is “New Aluminium metallic” B35, new professional painting, but was painted before in different colours upon its sponsors in race, from green, Pink, and matt black during racing period (see pictures included). Now has been fully restored back to its original factory colour.

Specifications:
Lotus Elise S1 (Lotus 190 Sport OEM Race special order)
Only 18.300 original KM
Left Hand Drive original
Manufacturing: Hethel 2.000
First registration: Belgium 2.000
Current registration: E.U. Spain since 2020
ITV/MOT Spanish/Europe valid till March. 2025, Road legal, Insured, CoC, B label Euro3 emissions
Acceleration 0-100kph in 4.4sec
Power: 190 h.p.
Weight: 690 kg

Components:

Brakes:
Callipers: AP Racing Pro 5000 4 pistons front (new), and Brembo Lotus originals Rear (just serviced)
Discs: AP Racing 295mm ventilated front and rear, with alloy bells, (new)
AP Racing double master cylinder with remote regulator front-rear from cockpit
braided lines all around
Pads: Pagid RS42 (new)
Rear Standard original callipers and hand brake

Suspension:
Proflex alloy coil overs bespoke custom made by the factory triple adjustment, compression, rebound and height with remote reservoir.
Uprights: GT Uprights Elise Parts, forged with big bearing, front and rears (new)
Steering arms: Alloy Elise Parts, anti “Bump steering”, (new)
Race bushes all around
new ball joints
New Elise Parts Hubs
Alloy light weight ball joint brackets Elise Parts, (new), new ball joints
Reinforced adjustable torsion bar Elise Parts and alloy brackets Nytralon, (new)
Rear Toe in Race bars Elise Parts
Quick Elise Parts steering rack

Chassis, Body, interior:
Chassis: never damaged, perfect condition
“Air Jacks” AP Racing, 1 front 2 rear with air lance
Fuel filler alloy inlet Elise Parts Motorsport
New professional “endurance” Race specs Electric harness (new)
Odessey battery (new)
ST8130 Stack race display with Street pre-configuration, just serviced by Stack UK with data logging and timings, and G-sensor.
Bespoke Lightweight heating core and 2 speed fan from t7Design (new)
Lexan Elise Parts windows, sides and back
Interior: original seats new retrimmed in grey alcantara and tartan
Original Lotus hard top
Carbon air ducts Elise Parts
Wheels: Rotas, 15 and 16 Slipstream light (new)
Tyres: Semi-Slick Yokohama AD08RS 195, 225,

Safety
Fuel Cell kevlar bag FIA specs 60 litres Baffled and foamed
Preinstalled fire extinction system
FIA Battery kill and fire extinction switches, interior and exterior
Available upon request: Safety Devices FIA homologated Roll Cage additional cost

Engine:
Original Lotus VHPD Rover 1.8 with original MS2 Head. Fully forged internals with: Omega Pistons, Forged con rods, forged crank, Pipercams, Verniers, Paul Iveys, ITBs, baffled oil sump…etc, A total engine rebuild has just been done at one of the UK's best specialist workshops less than 2,000km ago at a cost of over £6,000. Reinforced, lightened and balanced engine to the gram.
Power: 190 hp at a conservative map, programmed inj.cut at 7.400 rpm,
Lotus Motorsport individual Throttle bodies
Carbon fibre Lotus Motorsport air box ram and air filter
Elise Parts Flywheel
AP Racing clutch (New)
ECU: Emerald K6 100% programmable, with 3 maps available from the cockpit selector: 1-MOT (inspection), 2-Rain, 3-Race
AFR Wideband O2 kit Bosch sensor
Elise Parts Race manifold and exhaust system
Mocal oil to water cooler
Davies Craig electric water pump with programmable digital module
Race specs water radiator, and double electric fan (one connected to ECU, the other to Davies Craig)
“Alloy Anti Surge fuel delivery” and double fuel pump Bosch.
Pro Alloy coolant expansion tank

Gearbox:
PG1, Quaife close ratio Dog Box and LSD Quaife
5 speeds: 2.417 (first long), 1.937, 1.556, 1.273, 1.043, FD: 4.214, reinforced specs
max speed: 200 km/h a 7.400 rpm (220 at 8.000 rpm)
total rebuild at one of the UK's best specialist workshop less than 2,000km ago
Prodimex gear selector mechanism full kit new
Race Elise Shop gear selector cables, new
New transmission drive shafts

Ready to race, or road legal